Week 7 Vocabulary

What does the term "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• The belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent

• A law that allowed settlers to claim land in the west

• A famous speech given by a president

• The name of a treaty between the United States and another country

What is a "Speculator" in the context of this vocabulary list?

• A person who explores new territories

• A person who invests in the hope of making a profit

• A person who creates maps of uncharted lands

• A person who studies historical documents

What is an "Acquisition"?

• A formal agreement between two parties

• An asset or object that is rented or leased

• An asset or object that is bought or obtained

• A document that grants ownership rights

What does "Frontier" mean in this list?

• A border between two countries

• The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness

• A small town on the edge of civilization

• A fort used to protect settlers

Who are considered "Pioneers"?

• People who invent new technologies

• People who are among the first to explore or settle a new country or area

• People who lead military expeditions

• People who study ancient cultures

What was the Oregon Trail?

• A famous battle site during the American Civil War

• A mountain range in the western United States

• A 2,170-mile east-west route used by emigrants to travel to Oregon Territory

• A river that flows into the Pacific Ocean

Who were the "49ers"?

• The first group of settlers in California

• The name of a Native American tribe

• Prospectors who went to California during the Gold Rush

• Explorers who mapped the western United States

What does "Sectionalism" mean?

• The division of land into sections for settlement

• Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests

• The study of geography and regions

• A political movement for regional independence

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• A treaty that ended a war between the United States and Mexico

• The agreement that created the Oregon Trail

• The legislation that admitted California as a "free state" and made other territorial and legal arrangements

• A financial deal that resolved a banking crisis in the United States

What did the Fugitive Slave Law require?

• Slaves to be freed when they reached a free state

• Slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state

• Owners to free their slaves after a certain period

• Slaves to be given wages for their work